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ANYBODY AROUND SLEDGE THIS AFTERNOON
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:32 pm
by catfishbill
LOCAL NEWS REPORTS SHOW AIRFORCE T-38 DOWN AROUND SLEDGE.SAY PILOTS FOUND BY DUCK HUNTERS.REPORTS ALSO SAY THEY WERE ON A LOW LEVEL RUN, WONDER IF ENGINES FODED OUT BY BIRDS?
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:43 pm
by Wingman
Pilots hurt?
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:48 pm
by Wingman
Columbus Air Force Base jet crashes
The Associated Press
COLUMBUS — Two airmen aboard a Columbus Air Force Base training jet apparently ejected safely today before their plane crashed in rural Panola County, officials said.
Columbus Air Force Base said in a statement that two people were aboard the T-38C trainer at the time of the 1:30 p.m. accident. Officials in Panola County and state troopers said they understood the pilots had ejected but had no information on their conditions.
Billy Davis, a reporter with the weekly Panolian newspaper, went to the scene in extreme western Panola County and said he saw both pilots and neither appeared to be injured.
The base said the jet went down about 40 miles south of Memphis, Tenn., while the pilots were conducting a low-level training exercise.
Davis said the plane’s wreckage was located approximately 100 yards from Curtis Road. He said he did not see a fire.
The base said a board of officers will investigate the accident.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:52 pm
by H20fowlkiller
just imagine being in the blind and seeing that coming at you
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:56 pm
by duckkiller
quite a few years ago (in the early 90's) a plane from Columbus Air Force Base crashed about 300yds behind our camp house just of Noxubee Refuge killing both the Pilot and instructor. We let the air force people stay at our camp with us for about 1.5 weeks while they investigated. About 100yds from where the plane crashed we had a Provine Helecopter from Greenwood crash 2 years ago but the pilot was ok. Sure am glad the 2 pilots are ok,
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:27 pm
by Deltaduk
heard that the snow geese were the cause.glad the pilots were ok.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:36 pm
by rebelduckaholic
Heard on the memphis news tonight as well snow geese were involved
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:38 pm
by Money
Dam geese.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:59 pm
by ducman77
KILL ALL GEESE!!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:38 pm
by Ducks be us
Guess they had no steel on board...Glad those boys are alright
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:40 pm
by Nitro Mag
I grew up hunting choctaw bar on the river north of greenville, there was a trainer wrekage out in the middle of the woods....my old man is a pilot, he got the tail #'s and never could find any record of the crash
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:16 pm
by mudsucker
Nitro Mag wrote:I grew up hunting choctaw bar on the river north of greenville, there was a trainer wrekage out in the middle of the woods....my old man is a pilot, he got the tail #'s and never could find any record of the crash
Was it up on blocks? Maybe Bubba and Joe Bob bought it at a salvage yard and were going to "Fix 'er up!"
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:20 pm
by DuckTruck
That was on the west fields of the land that we lease.....not sure what thats gonna do for the huntin this weekend, but it should add some more cover!!
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:46 am
by torch
prob shot down by duck hunters
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:09 am
by TheDeltaSmoker
Hell it was workin the dekes... what can i say
Glad everyones ok